It's rare for Fan Xiaodan to come here and play for a day.
She brought Li Qingyun some homemade chopped pepper sauce and chili oil.
"The chili sauce you make is really delicious. I always put some in it when I cook. It smells so good. Thank you, Xiaodan." Li Qingyun was really praising her cooking skills.
"It's nothing special. It's not presentable. Every household in my hometown can make it." Fan Xiaodan never thought that this was a great skill.
"Everyone's cooking tastes different, but yours tastes great."
"Sister Qingyun, I came here this time, um, to..." Fan Xiaodan hesitated.
"Are you having any difficulties? Just tell me if you have anything to say. There's nothing to be ashamed of regarding our relationship."
Fan Xiaodan finally spoke.
She knew that Li Qingyun and Bai Yu now ran a factory and became big bosses, so she also wanted to find some work to do.
Since moving to Beijing, Li Qingyun and Bai Yu have left their original comfort zone. They are far away from each other, and the children go to school every day.
She felt very lonely.
The house they were allocated was an apartment building, so they could hear people talking on the floors above and below clearly.
She heard the families of Chen Jianpeng's other comrades secretly talking about her more than once.
Everyone seems to have their own job and career, even if it's just making matchboxes.
She was the only one who was like a canary in captivity, and her daily activities were limited to places like her home and the supply and marketing cooperative.
In the past, Chen Jianpeng had three children to take care of, and his salary was enough to support the family, so he didn't think too much about it.
Now that her child is older, she feels like she doesn't fit in with everyone.
Her friends all started their own careers and made a lot of money, but she was the only one who stayed where she was, or rather, was getting worse and worse.
People are getting older and older, with more wrinkles on their faces.
Fan Xiaodan was a little depressed.
When Li Qingyun heard this, she thought, isn’t this the typical aftereffect of being a full-time mother in later generations?
I have been away from society for too long, and I can’t find common topics with others. I have no friends, I feel lonely, and I can’t fit into other people’s circles.
"Xiao Dan, why don't you do something you want to do?
Don't take other people's words to heart, it will only drain you.
Allow others to be themselves, and allow yourself to be yourself. Everyone is different." Li Qingyun advised.
"Sister Qingyun, I'm already so old, what can I do? Nowadays, all the people working in the factory are young girls."
"You're old? Then what should I say? Wouldn't that make you an old woman?
Age is not a constraint, it is never too late as long as you want to do it.
Do what you want to do, what you are good at, and you will do it well. Don’t worry about what others think.
"Do what I am good at?..." Fan Xiaodan thought thoughtfully.
Li Qingyun pointed to several jars on the table.
"Look, the chili sauce you made is delicious, even my picky kids like it.
You can try selling it yourself. Although being a self-employed person has a bad reputation, in this current market, those who try it first will make money first.
Li Qingyun was living in an era where everything was in ruins and she discovered that there were business opportunities everywhere, so she sincerely advised her.
Fan Xiaodan got Li Qingyun's approval and began to think.
Although life has been okay these years, raising three children is too expensive, and I have to send some money to my relatives back home from time to time.
Although the family is not starving, they don't dare to make any big expenses.
Every household bought various home appliances.
Li Qingyun and Bai Yu's homes are equipped with all kinds of fashionable home appliances.
Their family doesn’t even have a TV now, and every night the children have to go to other people’s houses to watch TV and are looked down upon.
The children were crowded in the upper floors of the tube-shaped building, and they dared not speak loudly every day for fear of disturbing others.
Li Qingyun and Bai Yu have made a lot of money in the garment factory in the past two years and live in a big house. Each child has his or her own room and study. She is envious and wants to work hard to create a better environment for the children.
When she was really asked to do it, she started to back off again.
"I'm afraid I won't do it well and ruin things."
"Don't you have confidence in your own cooking skills? I'm sure you won't let it go to waste. At worst, you can make a small amount to test the waters. If you can't sell it, you can keep it for yourself."
"Okay, I'll try."
Encouraged by Li Qingyun, Fan Xiaodan decided to take the plunge and started to try his hand at the hot sauce business.
She made several different flavors of hot sauce and sold them on the street on her bicycle.
At the beginning, we only sold a few bottles a day.
But it was enough to make her happy, at least someone bought it.
After Li Qingyun found out, she gave her an idea and asked her to go to the gates of major factories and sell them every night after get off work.
Hot sauce is not a high-end ingredient, it is just what ordinary families need, and workers are the main consumer group.
Get some clean plates and put some hot sauce on them, then prepare some spring rolls to dip in the hot sauce and do a tasting.
Most people will buy something if they think it tastes good after trying it.
Gradually, there will be returning customers.
As expected.
Fan Xiaodan followed her method and did a tasting, and someone bought several bottles on the spot.
Everyone likes to watch, and it becomes popular as they watch.
In less than an hour, all the hot sauce she carried that day was sold out. This was the first time she sold so much.
Fan Xiaodan immediately went back to replenish the supplies overnight and was so excited that he didn't even sleep.
She had never earned so much money on her own.
In the following days, Fan Xiaodan only went out to sell goods for an hour every evening, and used the rest of the time to produce hot sauce. Even so, the hot sauce was still in short supply.
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